We've pledged $2,250 to fund History Inked on Kickstarter. Unfortunately we didn't quite meet our funding goal. But we had a lot of amazing support and excitement the last few days and I wanted to take this moment to thank everyone who has helped out. It's been an amazing ride and I'll definitely be running a crowdfunding campaign again in the future to get History Inked off the ground.

Ebola was exceptionally bad in 2014 which lead to widespread fear. It was politicized, and the media spotlight was on non-stop only exacerbating the situation. People feared for their lives, and ridiculous measures were taken to calm an inflamed public.

On Saturday, March 8, 2014 a Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. It’s sadly an event that happens fairly regularly in the US, what’s different about this one is how the community and the world reacted to it.

When Brazil is set to host the world cup you can expect a real show. It’s not the first World Cup and it certainly isn’t the last but it was definitely a landmark event of 2014. Soccer viewership and interest increased dramatically in the US, a new soccer ball design was introduced, and it was in Brazil, a country that has an immense amount of pride for the sport.

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Saturday, March 8, 2014 was unique. How could a giant airplane with 12 crew and 227 passengers disappear in this era of technology where we know where everything is all the time? It captured the fascination of a global audience watching as a search goes on day after day without the smallest sign of the plane.